Category Archives: Politics

Writing For Peace

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

The first annual DoveTales anthology from Writing For Peace is now out. And I am proud to have three poems included in this important (and colourful!) project. The beautiful cover art is by Pd Lietz, the Writing for Peace Artist-in-Residence. … Continue reading →

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Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

I just found out about this great new anthology from PM Press in Oakland, California, called Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here: Poets and Writers Respond to the March 5th, 2007, Bombing of Baghdad’s “Street of the Booksellers”. And there will a special … Continue reading →

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Idle No More – Upcoming Rallies

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Here are some of the upcoming Idle No More rallies I am aware of on Vancouver Island. My thanks to Paul Manly for keeping a large number of us up to date on all that’s happening with Idle No More … Continue reading →

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Truth About Wireless Technology – Nanaimo Lecture

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

Learn the facts about the dark side of smart meters, WiFi, cell phones, and other forms of wireless technology bombarding us daily. Jerry Flynn, a retired Canadian Armed Forces specialist in wireless radio, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence, will speak … Continue reading →

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Nanaimo Launch Photos – Art for Oil-Free Coast

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

We rocked the end of the Mayan calendar last night in Nanaimo with the spectacular traveling art show Art for an Oil Free Coast, organized by the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. More than 200 people turned out for the Nanaimo opening … Continue reading →

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Guns and the Second Amendment

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

Guns available in 1787 when the Second Amendment was drafted: (Downloaded from the “Occupy the NRA” page on Facebook.) “A time comes when silence…is betrayal.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Nanaimo Show Hours – Art for Oil-Free Coast

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

The spectacular traveling exhibit of Art for an Oil-Free Coast will be on display in Nanaimo December 21, 2012 – January 5, 2013 at the downtown location of the Nanaimo Art Gallery. Location: 150 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC. Everyone is … Continue reading →

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I Am Bradley Manning

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

Yo! Add your photo signature to the “I Am Bradley Manning” campaign. Check it out here: http://iam.bradleymanning.org Private First Class Bradley Manning of the US Army was arrested in May 2010 and has been held without trial ever since. He is … Continue reading →

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Tar Sands or Oil Sands? Deconstructing Language

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

The Alberta tar sands, and the colossus of bitumen extraction underway there, have been called the dirtiest project on earth. Yet tar sands opponents are often flayed for using ‘incorrect’ terminology (which demonstrates the complete indefensibility of this industry, if … Continue reading →

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Crowd-funding a World Haiku Anthology on War

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

May 20, 2013 UPDATE: The crowd-sourcing campaign was a success! This amazing anthology is now available on Amazon.com for $29.90. Click here.  ~~~~~ The World Haiku Anthology on War, Violence and Human Rights Violations will be published in Spring 2013 … Continue reading →

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